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U of I Gets Research Funding on Housing, Children
CHICAGO (AP) -- Two University of Illinois programs will receive research grants to explore how housing matters to children, families and communities.

The MacArthur Foundation announced the competitive grants yesterday. The two Illinois programs are among 13 grant recipients around the nation.

University of Illinois at Chicago is getting $390,000 for its Jane Addams College of Social Work to assess adolescents' emotional well-being following foreclosure.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will receive $226,000 for its School of Social Work to research the effect that housing assistance and instability has on children's health.

The grants will be used to produce a base of evidence to show how housing affects children and adults.

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